Patrick’s Twitter week for 2010-03-08
- [GeekInc] Geek Inc 61: Actu et Culture Geek: Cette semaine Sophie nous accompagne! http://bit.ly/dtBl4e /via @CedricBonnet < w00t ! > #
- RT @ceredwyn / @matthieublanco / @Etnyk1 WOW http://www.vimeo.com/9194146 !!! Regardez jusqu'au bout ! < Pas mal du tout ! > #
- More questions answered! (some in French) / De nouvelles réponses sur: http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick #
- [FR] Enregistrement du Rendez-vous Tech avec @korben et @cingrand dans ~15 minutes! Ici: http://bit.ly/KaeZA #
- [FR] Encore un super moment avec @korben et @cingrand, merci à vous! -Emission en ligne bientôt- http://bit.ly/3JFkx #
- [FR] Le rednez-vous Tech 29 avec @korben et @cingrand est dispo! Enjoy : http://bit.ly/bpQ5X6 #
- [FR] RT @Korben: j'espère que vous allez trouver votre bonheur sur http://www.remixjobs.com car là ça bombarde d'offres < Bien joué loulou!
> # - Just read an incredibly trollish article bathed in self importance & pseudo intellectualism, and I resisted the comment bait. Very proud.
# - The new OK Go video. I have to admit, even if I don't love the song, the video is pretty cool… http://bit.ly/cBND0d #
- Microsoft Skinput video: an interesting "Sixth Sense"-like prototype – http://bit.ly/aeWC5I (via @korben) #
- [FR] Azeroth.fr re-rejoint les sites de fans officiels de @Warcraft_FR! Woot pour @Ceredwyn & @xelandre! http://bit.ly/9vAhaj #
- Punaise ça cartonne Remixjobs, tout le monde en parle, ça fait super plaisir
/via @Korben < Normal, c'est une super idée!
> # - Listening To "Last Last One" by The Weakerthans and loving it! See the video & lyrics: http://www.tunewiki.com/t/fve6 #
- RT @Warcraft_FR: Après plus de 20 000 participations, la mosaïque #Warcraft Cri de Guerre est terminée ! http://bit.ly/7ynf3p #
- Our old How I WoW archive is up! Give it a try, it is fun.
http://bit.ly/9cyYn3 (thx @shawncoons & @ceredwyn for the feed) # - Episode 2 of our futuristic babbles with @Extralife @acedtect and @majorspoilers is up! Fun fun fun! http://bit.ly/ch15Hw #
- Going to see shutter Island. Not sure what to expect: trailer looks meh, but Scorsese and Di Caprio… Can't be bad I'm sure. #
- If you could order any WoW plush doll, what would it be? /via @kathunter < Super cute faction leaders or baddies (Arthas, Onyxia, etc) > #
- Haha, excellent look on chatroulette by Jon Stewart: http://bit.ly/a3bChd (via @jeromekeinborg) (Also, sorry @natalidelconte) #
- RT @danegolden Super video about Leo and TWiT. I'm also in there a little bit in the middle http://bit.ly/ayiuV8 <podcaster / fan must see!> #
- I have so much respect and admiration for @digitalkitty… We need more women like her in the tech world! #
- "Saudi Bloggers Shatter the Kingdom's Silence and Censorship http://bit.ly/axMsFY" -@Saudi #
- @Saudi @cj_mcelhinney Indeed. I don't want to be held back by blind ideology. If Fox News does something right, I will admit and promote it. in reply to Saudi #
- The Phileas Club in ~15 min with @Saudi @seinneann and @kerwindatu. Get your monthly world new babble! http://bit.ly/KaeZA #
- The Phileas Club starts now! http://bit.ly/KaeZA Come join the fun. #
- Not enough hours in the day… Especially on week ends. #
- Ok, too much disturbed children: Orphan + Hard Candy in one night is a bit overwhelming. I think I need a romantic comedy. #
- Slow sunny Sunday: perfect Paris picture alliteration!
http://flic.kr/p/7HWMSB # - [FR] Hoah! Le dernier album de @lapalinka est sur @Spotify! (le groupe de mon frère @danidanboy). http://bit.ly/bKZBQv #
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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2010-03-01
- La chaine YouTube FR de Blizzard est ouverte! Toutes les occasions sont bonnes pour revoir ces vidéos.
http://www.youtube.com/BlizzardFR # - La Revue Tech N°3 est dispo sur iTunes HD http://tinyurl.com/yjhm4wm et Dailymotion http://tinyurl.com/ybo6rfy ! /via @matthieublanco #
- [FR] Je suis en train d'écouter @CedricBonnet et @MatthieuBlanco discuter de construction de sites, je comprends pas la moité! Sont forts… #
- "RT @Jasonwilk: As easy as it is to be critical of @jason calacanis, this is amazing. http://bit.ly/czTfWd " -@Jason < Intersting talk! > #
- AppLoad #8 – "Concerto en casserole mineure" est dispo! A télécharger sans modération ici: http://bit.ly/bCB0O8 #
- Holy crap! Totally Rad Show 153 is A-mazing. Great job @dannytrs @alexalbrecht @jeffcannata & @snoopmikey . No spoiling, but… *watch it*! #
- Whoa! Google… ski mountain view? http://bit.ly/aYIeBf #
- I just realized that I really really don't care about the olympics. Like, not at all. So much so that I even feel a bit guilty about it… #
- RT @digg_2000: "That Is Just Cold, Canada… (Pic)" – http://digg.com/d21JijQ?t1 < Ok, now THAT is funny. > #
- @mollywood You know that "Don't worry, my account hasn't been hacked" is going to be included in all future Twitter hacks, right? in reply to mollywood #
- The Movielicious in 40 min: Wolfman, Valentine's day & Percy Jackson, with @nicolespag and @the_T! Info: http://bit.ly/dsVVKo #
- The Movielicious starts in a few minutes, come join the fun! http://www.ustream.tv/channel/frenchspin #
- New FourCast up! @notpatrick and @majorspoilers join me and @extralife to talk nuclear power and AI http://bit.ly/aS7hmE /via @acedtect #
- Ok, I realize I'm late to the party but… Holy crap, can this Bloom Box thing be real?? http://bit.ly/9O1v31 #
- If someone knows someone at Gmail that can help me with name squatting, let me know… I hate it when that happens.
# - An oldie but a goodie. Chaaaaarliiiiiie! http://bit.ly/HV09n #
- Movielicious is on line! lame werewolves, lame demigods and lame valentines, with @nicolespag & @the_t: http://bit.ly/bbKPfk #
- Yummy home made food FTW! http://flic.kr/p/7GmWym #
- Yes @Bearbutt this is very cool http://bit.ly/9Boe3U – Finally an application of this "easy pseudo-3D" Wii hack I love http://bit.ly/bhz3D7 in reply to Bearbutt #
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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2010-02-22
- Le Battle.net Authenticator dispo sur l'Android Market http://bit.ly/9Tx98M /via @Warcraft_FR < Pour les 4 qui sont sur Android!
> # - RT @geekandco / @aldarone: J'allume la télé, un clip de Diam's : "et la XBOX connectée à la Wii-fit" < 1ère erreur: t'as alumé ta télé. > #
- OMG @nicolespag has a dopleganger: @NicoleSplag! I wonder is she's her evil twin, or a benevolent clone… in reply to NicoleSplag #
- Le rendez-vous Tech avec @jeff et @yannalet, c'est dans 15min! On parle Buzz, Windows 7 Phone, etc. Ici: http://bit.ly/KaeZA #
- [FR] Toujours un immense plaisir de parler avec @yannalet et @jeff. Merci à vous pour une excellente émission, une fois de plus!
# - Pour ceux qui étaient sur le RDVT voila la video TED dont parle @jeff : http://bit.ly/aepZZQ" -@jeromekeinborg <Incroyable!> #
- [FR] Ce soir, concert à ne pas manquer: @LaPalinka au Zebre de Belleville (groupe de mon frère). Moi j'y serai!
http://www.lapalinka.com/ # - Cheapest iPhone stand ever: http://www.iphon.fr/tag/support%20iPhone #
- @jeffcannata Omg thank you for liking and recommending Damages, it is a phenomenal that I also loooove love love and everyone should see. #
- [FR] Nouveau podcast dispo! Le rendez-vous Tech #28 – "Chuck Norris n’a pas de chance" http://bit.ly/bH7ISB #
- [FR] Le dernier concert/spectacle de @LaPalinka, c'est du bonheur en barre. Un super moment de rire et de musique, à recommander à tous! #
- RT @mollywood: Very late 2 discover the best commercial in the world: http://bit.ly/axsexL < Two words: Brilliant! > #
- So today I saw three movies in the theatre for the movielicious. One of them was super crappy. Oh, and I got a haircut, too! #
- [FR] Pour ceux qui ont des questions sur @NoWatchTV et @NoWatchFM et ce qui va où, nous y travaillons! All in good time…
# - I just won my first legitimate game of SCII! Zealot rush, he was going a Warpgate strat. 6 min game. I am so proud of myself right now!
# - Listening To "Calendar Girl" by Stars and loving it! See the video & lyrics: http://www.tunewiki.com/t/eueo #
- More Qs answered on http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick . Including some about @shawncoons and @kathunter. Some are in French, but not all. #
- Jeez! Who ever thought that was a good idea for a slogan?! I know Diesel wants to be edgy, but come on… http://flic.kr/p/7DYHga #
- Y'a des fois, le métro c'est pas top top… http://flic.kr/p/7EaVKE #
- @jeromekeinborg @CedricBonnet @moossye Ok sur le fond, mais y'a quand même des différences, heureusement! On adore pas Elle & Vogue par ex.. in reply to jeromekeinborg #
- @Moossye Bien sûr, mais vous n'êtes pas la majorité… La plupart, tu les mets devant Dragon Age, elles font une tête bizarre (testé!) -cont in reply to Moossye #
- @Moossye En gros je me dis: si on est tous pareils, pourquoi des "soirées geekettes"? Venez donc aux soirées geeks, on a Mass Effect 2…
in reply to Moossye # - @Moossye Ah vu comme ça c'est sur que… Mais y'a des mecs moins débiles hein! @CedricBonnet, @Jeromekeinborg…. Euh non oublie en fait.
in reply to Moossye # - #FF – Podcaster lists! http://twitter.com/notpatrick/podcasters & http://twitter.com/notpatrick/podcasters-fr #
- [SCII smack talk] @The_T Dude, you were aaalmost a goner! If you hadn't taken off and ran away like a little Terran girl that you are… in reply to The_T #
- Yet more answers answered! http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick #
- Thanks for all the cool questions on / Merci pour toutes les questions sur http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick ! <3 #
- The sun is out in Paris! (pic taken with iPhone+HDR pro app) http://flic.kr/p/7Eqiws #
- Thanks go to @acedtect @extralife and @majorspoilers for the awesome time I had recording Fourcast! 1st part available on Thursday. #
- After recording Fourcast with @majorspoilers I looked up Michio Kaku on YouTube; fascinating stuff! #
- @notdany avec un chapeau de @ceredwyn ça donne ça. Merci aux podcasteurs pour le diner d'hier! http://yfrog.com/1ezh5sj #
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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2010-02-15
- [FR] Alors au final, après un week end de galères matérielles, mon PC refonctionne enfin parfaitement. Et Windows 7 est très bien ! #
- La pub de Google passée au Superbowl est splendide. http://is.gd/7V9DM /via @cingrand < Oui! Un peu comme les pubs papier. > #
- @leolaporte It's a misconception that well known brands don't need ads. Apple puts iPhone ads in every newspaper, and Coke spends millions! in reply to leolaporte #
- Old Samsung flexible AM OLED demo video. Impressive, but did they really make an "AM-OLEEED" pop song?? http://bit.ly/9CFbG3 #
- Questions! http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick #
- Here's half a Phileas Club with @Saudi and @acedtect! (Blame my stupidity for losing the other half. :/ http://bit.ly/9qZqQw #
- [FR] En route pour le diner des instances dirigeantes de @NoWatchTV (& FM). Quel bonheur de bosser avec des gens aussi cool et motivés!
# - Arg! Jabra headset out of battery, and there's a lot public transport left. I KNEW this would happen and I knew I woul hate it. I was right. #
- [FR] Super soirée avec les p'tits gars de @NoWatchTV. Comme d'hab quoi! http://flic.kr/p/7BGwm3 #
- Just got the new Facebook redesign on my account, and I like it! A lot cleaner, easier access, better usability… Good job, FB team. #
- [FR] AppLoad 7 dispo! Kernel Panic, avec @Jeromekeinborg. A écouter même si vous n'avez pas d'iPhone!
http://bit.ly/b3yM57 # - RT @matthieublanco: La nouvelle version de Welovemac s'annonce en VIDEO http://welovemac.net < 2 jours… Ca buzz ça buzz! > #
- RT @cingrand: Refresh, refresh, refresh… #applestore < !!! New MacBook Pros?… pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!! > #
- [FR] Concert de @lapalinka / @danidanboy au Zebre le 16: la Fnac n'a plus de places! Reservez vite: http://www.lapalinka.com/ #
- RT @RevFry: do you get sick of all the French jokes[...]? < Nah, it's all good fun. And I return the favor, too! Hamburger eaters, etc.
> # - Google lance aujourd'hui Google Buzz /via @cingrand < Damned, je suis dans le metro! Ca donne quoi? Vous me dites?
> # - Pranav Mistry's "Sixth Sense" demo at TED; best thing since Jeff Han's touch interface. My mind = BLOWN. http://bit.ly/3CtccW #
- [FR] @vinvin à TEDx: "Pour changer le monde, il faut s'appliquer à bien faire ce que l'on fait le mieux". J'approuve! (via @Ceredwyn) #
- @m_nash is looking for a good way to take handwritten notes digitally (he's lazy and doesn't want to copy them in his PC). Any ideas? #
- The world's most generic news report – Charlie Brooker's Newswipe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpVTUdfcEMg < Excellent! > #
- Merci à @matthieublanco de m'avoir fait découvert http://bit.ly/bqcBCQ, j'adore!!! Il est sur Twitter le gars? #
- #CINEFUZZ Pour tous les mordus de Ciné, un nouveau podcast ! découvrez CinéFuzz sur http://nowatch.tv /via @NoWatchTV < \o/ > #
- [WoW] Wind Rider Cub and Gryphon Hatchling preview at http://cot.ag/2SjFob" /via @Warcraft < Possibly the cutest WoW related thing ever! > #
- I got Buzz! Simply search by name to add people. But 1st things 1st: "Hide Buzz updates from Gmail": http://bit.ly/aFgp8T (thx @veronica) #
- Buzz has been out for ~24 hrs, I think it's ok to start complaints & petitions now: Hey @google! We want #commentcollapsing #
- "@kathunter @notpatrick I want a plush Patrick Beja!" -@copperdome < Ok, now I'm scared….
> # - RT: @ipodbook @notpatrick est dans akinator !!! http://yfrog.com/3i1q0jj < Yep, on me l'a déjà dit mais je ne me suis jamais trouvé… :/ > #
- [FR] Je GoogleBuzz depuis hier, c'est plutôt sympa (surtout les conversations). Pour m'ajouter, pas dur: cherchez mon nom!
# - Belle entrée au classement iTunes pour le nvx podcast NoWatch : CineFuzz.
Découvrez les: http://nowatch.tv et @cinefuzz /via @NoWatchTV # - More questions answered ! http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick #
- RT @NetClem: http://20min.fr/a/380583 @cedricbonnet @matthieublanco @jeromekeinborg @sandrinecamus Sympa non ? <Yep, j'l'ai twitté hier!
> # - The Movielicious starts soon! Want to join us and watch the show? Come on over, it's fun! (sometimes) http://bit.ly/KaeZA #
- Buzz is HORRIBLY spammy if you follow people with many followers. I have to unfollow a few… Twitter = Broadcast, Buzz = small community. #
- Want to start the Week End with a smile? Listen to @the_t, @nicolespag & myself on the new Movielicious! http://bit.ly/9NoTdW #
- "Fuck you, Google http://bit.ly/aitBTc | Ouch !" /via @cnetfrance < Wow, harsh… but understandable. Interesting read. > #
- On my way to mother Russia to launch a satellite in Baikonur! /via @aprea < Now *that* is impressive. Can you write something on it? > #
- The Finn just sent the best valentine's gift *ever*. Feel free to send it to your better half tomorrow! http://bit.ly/jSlpy #
- I took a three hour nap this afternoon cause I was exhausted. Now it's 1am, I'm wide awake and I have to wake up at 8am tomorrow. Brilliant! #
- Since I couldn't sleep I ate a Nutella toast (or two) and answered more questions on http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick. Now back to bed! #
- Thanks @Jeff for Jamie Oliver's TED talk on food & health. We should ALL see it (especially in the US): http://bit.ly/c690Gp #
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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2010-02-08
- [FR] J'ai vu Gainsbourg hier après les maccarons, c'était pas mal du tout. Surprenant même. En plus mon frère y joue du banjo au début!
# - RT @Korben / @_Sweb Si le virus H1N1 (cochons) se combine au H5N1 (canards) ça fait H6N2 (co-nards). Risque de pandémie maximum. < Haha! > #
- [FR] (Si vous l'avez raté vendredi) Un AppLoad spécial: TOUT savoir sur l'iPad d'Apple en 1h! http://bit.ly/9ihlEy #
- FR] Beaucoup aimé le mini-épisode 13 de SpringPod, de @Mrspring26. Marrant et original! (lien iTunes: http://bit.ly/9zliW9 ) #
- Blog post – The most important thing we all missed in Apple's iPad event: the birth of Easy Computing. http://bit.ly/aVBgYd #
- [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech c'est en live dans 45 minutes, joignez-vous donc à nous! Plus d'infos: http://bit.ly/72xrPO #
- Le rendez-vous Tech 27 dispo! Avec deux petits nouveaux : @sandrinecamus et @itislionel – http://bit.ly/9pvAJn #
- [FR] Hallucinant! L'iPad a déjà 76% de notoriété, dont 73% d'intent. d'achat! (femmes, seniors…) (GFK) http://bit.ly/9bmUqG #
- Got a Jabra Halo Bluetooth headset. Cool but I'm getting weird sound delays. Also the button does answer/hang up but not play/pause. Normal? #
- Got a Jabra Halo bluetooth headset.It's cool but I have weird sound delays. Also, the button does answer/hang up but not play/pause. Normal? #
- [FR] Question super spécifique: quelqu'un sait où je peux trouver des tests récents de disques durs super *silencieux*? (+ autre composants) #
- [FR] Merci à tous! Pour info, les meilleurs liens pour ces tests de disques durs silencieux: http://bit.ly/a3H0Ro et http://bit.ly/9D8gAJ #
- Ok I'm trying that cool kids FormSping.me thing: http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick – ask me anything! (I might even answer.
# - Wow ok, too many questions on http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick , I'll answer the rest later tonight. Thanks for caring!
# - [Video] Brilliant story – Former Ku Klux Klan leader Johnny Lee Clary: http://bit.ly/7VLm3 (via @guycunis) #
- Ok, questions… Answered! Thanks all! http://www.formspring.me/Notpatrick (note: I deleted those that were already answered) #
- Textbook Publishers Embrace iPad Apps for Education – http://bit.ly/a1L50i /via @mashable < And so it begins… > #
- Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #paris_fr #movies #podcast #debate #france #wow #
- [Video] Whoa! Augmented (hyper) Reality – http://bit.ly/8YRDcv (via @FredCavazza) #
- I'm slowly heading towards the dentist's. Like, as slowly as I can. Dammit, can't this train go A BIT slower?! #
- I'm planning on installing Win7 on my PC soon. Will my iPhone still sink with the new install? Won't it want its old iTunes? Anyone knows? #
- I should have been more specific: I'm planning on doing a fresh install, not upgrading. Although… That could be a temporary solution. Hmm. #
- Sais pas ce qui se passe avec le flux RSS du "talk iPhone" mais il me file des trucs de "la chaine techno" que j'ai pas demandé, j'aime pas. #
- Seems Apple's anti-Flash tantrum isn't without cause: Firefox mobile RC3 yanks Flash too, same reasons. http://bit.ly/b73tdo #
- [FR] La question la plus intéressante du mois: quelqu'un sait à quelle heure ferment les bureaux de poste? Le dur pour Win7 est arrivé…
# - [FR] Merci à ceux qui m'ont dit de faire ce que j'aurai du faire dès le début: lmgtfy! (@gregalexandre & @scolastik)
http://bit.ly/db6jb8 in reply to gregalexandre # - Post office was open, I have my new hard drive, Windows 7 clean install scheduled for tonight! (maybe) #
- Getting ready to record another series of Date Nights with @copperdome. Much fun to be had! #
- If you're SUPER bored, you can come watch me install Windows 7 (and chat). Warning: bo-ring!. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/frenchspin #
- Thanks so much everyone for keeping me company while I was installing Win7. You are all too kind. (PS: only took 25 min, amazing!) #
- Weird RAM issue: bios & win7 (64 bits) see 4 gigs but say "only 3 available". Same kind of problem (cont) http://tl.gd/78bsn #
- Could it be that the motherboard is too old and only addresses 3 gigs? Weird, but I don't see any other explanation… #
- Thanks all (and @Icesnake1950), I'll try updating the bios tomorrow. Maybe it'll help with the IDE drive issue too. Or not… in reply to Icesnake1950 #
- Ok, the drive issue was that no letter was assigned. That's fixed. But the bios update didn't fix the RAM. Guess I'm stuck at ~3gigs.
# - Well poo, now my PC won't boot at all. Black screen, no bios access. Maybe I shouldn't have updated the bios after all… DIY boxes FTL.
# - Emergency Procedure Alpha complete (set up Crappy Laptop so I can at least record and somewhat edit the 157 shows I have to do this week) :/ #
- Interview de @notpatrick now online sur http://www.kissmygeek.com ! Il nous dit tout ! Pour notre plus grand plaisir
/via @KissMyGeek # - 3 hrs, 2 GFX cards, 4 PSUs & 2 fans later: issue is ID-ed. RAM combo+new BIOS = poo. Should've listened to your tweets & tested it more. :/ #
- Thanks so much to @saudi and @acedtect for being on The Phileas Club once again. Sorry for not having a live stream everyone! Online soon. #
- After a hellish computer day, I'm hoping Sherlock Holmes will make it better. It'd better not suck! #
- So… Sherlock Holmes was ok, but after all the raving I expected more. A bit disappointed, but it's still a cool movie. #
- Quick PC Q: can use a 2.66ghz core 2 duo on DDRII 533 RAM? Will it run (slower) or just crash every other second? Do I *need* DDRII 1066? #
- ARG! I have been an idiot and I lost half the Phileas Club we recorded yesterday. The good half. SO angry right now. Totally my fault.
# - @notank Bien sur que j'écoute l'apéro du @captainweb ! Bon pas toutes les semaines parce que 3h ça fait quand même long, mais j'apprécie.
in reply to notank #
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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2010-02-01
- Ok I'll say it: I'm more excited about Apple's Wednesday thing than I was about Xmas! Who has theories about why we're going crazy over it? #
- My answer: we're not under a spell. Apple has improved our daily lives twice already (iPod & iPhone); we're just hoping they can do it again #
- AppLoad 6 dispo, avec entre autre des prévisions très intéressantes de @Jeromekeinborg sur la tablette! http://bit.ly/7BHiv6 #
- Olbermann VS Stewart: wow, it seems some people *can* indeed accept justified criticism in the US! http://bit.ly/8jWuKw #
- I'm feeling very very sick at the moment. Throat hurts like hell and I have a headache. You should wash your hands after reading this tweet. #
- @leolaporte's live coverage of the Apple event has started already: http://bit.ly/12Y2EP – We're starting our French coverage in 30 min too! #
- [FR] Venez suivre l'event Apple en live avec @matthieublanco et moi-même et d'autres ! Rendez-vous ici: http://bit.ly/boKTEy #
- [FR] Toujours en live avec @matthieublanco pour l'event Apple! iPad déjà dévoilé, ca dépotte! http://www.macplus.net/ #
- iPad – My girlfriend: "I want this. I hate my laptop, it hurts my back when I'm lying on the bed. I want this."-I think non-geeks want this. #
- Computer = at your desk. Laptop = same, your lap is the desk. iPhone = in your pocket. iPad = everywhere else. *Everywhere* !! #
- @sabin1001 Haha I see your point, but the idea is that there will be different uses: charts, sales, inventory… And many we don't see yet. #
- The Finn made me think of another use: it'll be a great computer for developing countries. OLPC style. Needs a price drop, but in 1-2 years? #
- iPad: I think many are mistakenly thinking it replaces the iPhone. It doesnt! It replaces the laptop for many (not all) uses. #
- [FR] Après la nuit, je crois toujours au potentiel de l'iPad. Un mini ordi pour tous! Surtout si l'OS 4.0 adapte l'interface (multitâche…) #
- [FR] "Pas de flash, c'est nul!" ? Vous jugez ça en tant que geeks! Attendez que votre maman ou votre oncle l'essaye, ils seront conquis. #
- It is indeed complicated – http://bit.ly/9giOIO Tune into The Movielicious later today for more! (with @nicolespag & @The_T) #
- Want to hear @Extralife, @hawkito and myself ramble about the iPad? It's all on this AppSlappy special! http://bit.ly/b4t4Xh #
- The Movielicious starts streaming in a few minutes here: http://bit.ly/19iqoe – with @nicolespag & @The_T of course! #
- What Apple will announce after the iPad http://yfrog.com/4ga8kp (via @VhKL / @matthieublanco) < Haha! > #
- @extralife Arg! @mollywood scares me when she's talking about the present, so I'm guessing she'll be terrifying talking about the future! in reply to extralife #
- I can't sleep… I tried counting iPads, but it doesn't work any better than sheep. #
- Try counting Fanboys in line the launch day, kind of like sheep
/via @jeromekeinborg < haha indeed, that ought to do it! G'night all! > # - [FR] AppLoad special iPad dans la boîte! 1h pour tout savoir: le pour, le contre, et le pourquoi. En ligne très bientôt. #
- Apple iPad: quoi, pourquoi et comment résumés en 1h! Un AppLoad spécial à mettre entre toutes les mains: http://bit.ly/cVHo3T #
- Congrats to @raygun01, who just became a father! Tripple hurray! #
- Hehe, I know a couple of people who could benefit from reading this article about social media "noise" by @m_nash: http://bit.ly/934ccg #
- I actually made macarrons! As unbelievable as it might seem, it is true. Awaiting congratulatory tweets. http://flic.kr/p/7zCGuR #
- Et voilà ! http://flic.kr/p/7zFRbt #
- Addendum: half the praises go to The Finn.
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Apple’s New Concept: Easy Computing
January 31, 2010 by Patrick
Filed under - Patrick's plog, .Articles
So Apple announced its long awaited tablet this week, and many have commented, analysed, cried in despair and praised the oversized iPod. One thing that I have seen yet though is a deeper look at what it means for the computer world and computer users going forward. I’ll take a stab at it.
What Aunt Edna Needs
It seems that at least half the tech world is disappointed that they won’t be able to code C# or run photoshop on their iPad. I humbly believe that this is due to a very deep misunderstanding of the concept that Apple introduced this past Wednesday. Indeed, more than just a new device, they have created a new kind of machine, that many of their competitors will try to replicate in the coming months and years:
The ”easy computer”. Or “everyday computer”, or “home computer” or “casual computer”. I chose to call it the former, but this is what it essentially boils down to: in the past 10 to 15 years, many people have begun “needing” computers to do very simple things. Email, photos, the web, etc. They never needed computers before, and the computers we know weren’t designed for them, or even to handle these simple tasks. Computers as we know them were designed for intensive, professional, serious uses. Think of your mom, your uncle, your grand parents… They do not need, nor do they really want a complicated machine to do all these tasks. How long has your aunt Edna been using a computer, and how long has she stubbornly refused to learn how to install a program, how the file system works, or the difference between Internet Explorer and Firefox. More importantly, she doesn’t care about all this. She wants to answer her email, go to that cooking website she likes, and look at the soccer practice pictures you sent her. Remember: your aunt Edna is not you. You might care, but to her these are over complicated and useless headaches.
All these “new users” (who didn’t care about computers until 10 years ago) don’t really use a computer to its fullest. They only came to computers with these uses that have been created recently. Let’s take an arbitrary number: most, if not all of the time, they use 20% of the computer’s capabilities, and the other 80% are in the way. Well, an ”easy computer” will provide them with these 20% they need, hassle free.
The Easy Computer
Here’s the best analogy I could find: a PC can do gaming. Some might argue that it’s even the best gaming platform out there. Yet the real gaming industry is on consoles. Why? They are simple. You hook them up to your TV and you start playing. Sure, some games are huge on the PC, but most games will sell more on an Xbox or a PS3. I’m talking about “real” gaming (another argument could be made here about what the Wii is, but it would actually only support the point of this article). This comes to the great despair of the same purists who will belittle the iPad for not being able to achieve the same thing as a “real” computer: “a console isn’t as cool as a PC!” they’d say. That’s not the point. It’s not supposed to be. I’d encourage you to think of the iPad as the equivalent of game consoles, but for “casual computing”.
Don’t get me wrong: it is fair to criticize the iPad itself. No webcam is a disappointment, no Flash support is annoying, no multitask is downright painful. But make no mistake: your aunt Edna won’t care. She’ll see a nice, cute, easy to use tool that will enable her to do all these things she does on her big, clunky computer. And without the fear of messing something up. And guess what: you’ll be happy too, because she won’t have to call you every other week to fix something she did because she refuses to learn how to use that big computer (most of which she doesn’t need anayway).
The Netbook argument
Many people say they wanted something more akin to a netbook. A “real” OS that they can tinker with and use “like a mini computer”. But these netbooks fail: try as they might, they are not a real computer. They are small, they lack power, and their OS isn’t designed for that form factor. Again, I’m certain that some people have a need for them, but they are in the minority.
The point is: netbooks try to do too much, and they do nothing well. An “easy computer” will do less, but it will do it well. And for most people, that “less” is all they need.
The Concept
It might not be obvious, but I’m not really talking about the iPad here. I’m talking about the idea that the iPad introduces. It’s a new idea, that seems obvious once we’ve understood it: computers don’t have to be what we think computers are. They can be more simple, more usable, less capable, and more adapted to the uses that some (most?) people have. Apple isn’t the first company to try and achieve this. In a sense, netbooks were trying this also, and I’m certain many others have tried before. But they have failed, on the large, wide consumer market sense of things. Just like others had failed at MP3 players or smartphones before Apple entered the market. Will the iPad succeed? I think it will (it’s sexy, which is what matters to most), but maybe I’m wrong. What I really don’t think I’m mistaken about though, is this idea that they have introduced a new concept in the tech world.
Easy Computers are here to stay, and Apple won’t be the only ones to make them…
Patrick’s Twitter week for 2010-01-25
- [FR] Bon je vais faire comme @Korben et souhaiter un bon lundi matin à tout le monde! Alors vous avez fait quoi de beau ce w-e? #cafédumatin #
- [FR] @leolaporte parle de NoWatch dans http://twit.tv/231 avec @notpatrick, et annonce de NoWatch.fm ! /via @NoWatchTV #
- [FR] @JohnPlissken Tu as raison, quand il y a des films ou des séries bien, il vaut mieux ne pas les récompenser, juste pour surprendre!
in reply to JohnPlissken # - RT @ryan Apple event invite in my inbox this morning: "Come see our latest creation." Jan 27th. It's on. < Pic or it's still a rumor!
> # - @revision3 offers @nbcconan a job: http://ow.ly/XImQ (via @bigepaz) < Hehe basically what I said YouTube should do (after TWiT last night) > #
- [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech, c'est avec @Jeff et @yannalet, et c'est en streaming live dans ~15 minutes! http://bit.ly/19iqoe #
- RT @mashable: Ninjas Perform Most Deadly Nexus One Unboxing Of All Time [VIDEO] – http://bit.ly/6A1ipy <Ok, this is awesome.> #
- [FR] Si @Patrick et @NotPatrick se rencontrent à la conférence #leweb 2010, l'univers du web social va-t-il imploser? /via @ffauvarque #
- FR] Le "trailer" du live que feront @matthieublanco (et ses amis
pour la keynote d'Apple le 27! http://bit.ly/4L2V01 # - [FR] Le tout dernier Rendez-vous Tech, avec @yannalet & @jeff est dispo – Apple, Google, Chine et CES! http://bit.ly/6qybOv #
- World chart: broadband speed/cost. Not to be an ass but…you're so not N.1. http://tinyurl.com/ygjekwu (via @matthieublanco) #
- Hi @BillGates! Nice to hear about you foundation, but… Can you also tell us what you had for lunch? Welcome to Twitter!
# - Ah, the Japanese TV English lesson + workout combos… always big winners: http://bit.ly/7o81yx & http://bit.ly/4RsuGY #
- Apple Tablet: When journalism becomes fanfiction http://tcrn.ch/8Lq2dQ by @paulcarr <Agreed! But this is still about the tablet. Ironic…> #
- [FR] Si vous pouviez avoir UN seul pouvoir magique, ça serait quoi ? /via @matthieublanco < Savoir ce que va annoncer Steve le 27.
> # - Stuck in traffic in the bus. I hate the bus. And traffic. Oh, and did I mention that I hate the bus? Grrr. #
- but it's Paris, isn't it loaded with models and other pretty people? /via @BilltheNubbin < Yeah but we're all like that so we're jaded. > #
- RT @hotmilkgt: what's this song about? http://bit.ly/6RjW5u < Good lord what is this?! 80's horror! (she talks about relationships&games) > #
- [FR] RT @Korben / @CedricBonnet: Firefox 3.6 booste bien… je lache Chromium // Et moi Safari! < Sacrilège! Chrome 4 beta forever! > #
- @esamenoi @danetherock Well, what I can tell you for sure that I am not @Patrick. (see what I did there?
in reply to esamenoi # - [FR] RT @Korben / @adriangaudebert: Aujourd'hui nous lançons le #quadratureday, tous ensemble, sauvons @laquadrature ! http://bit.ly/7Y7psP #
- Just found this on @Veronica's blog (thanks!) & agree 100%. Male & female gamers alike should watch it! http://bit.ly/7r4Ghd #
- Apple Tablet Ru… http://bit.ly/8C6QSr by Devin Coldewey /via @TechCrunch < Excellent! "Tablet is afraid it can’t let you do that, Dave" > #
- Second Largest newspaper chain files for bankruptcy. The end is near! http://bit.ly/5sCJ33 /via @THErealDVORAK < Evolve or die I suppose. > #
- @Astro_TJ tweets from the international space station! Hi from France, how's it going up there sir? I'm waving, can you see? #
- Have you ever seen Hans Rosling speak at TED? It is one of the most brilliant things ever. Watch NOW!
http://bit.ly/8hJWi8 # - !!! I just saw there is a TEDx in Paris next week, and it's full!
If *anyone* can get me in, I'll be eternally grateful. # - [FR] Podcast "à demi mot" n°2 dispo: "Sortie [presque] définitive" – http://matthieublanco.fr #audiobook /via @matthieublanco #
- Just posted a video on how to browse safely in Internet Explorer http://bit.ly/5LTLMo /via @acedtect <can't watch, I'll guess: use firefox?> #
- Back from Ikea! I was thinking of @jonathancoulton's song all afternoon. And meatballs! http://yfrog.com/4aticgj #
- Just saw "It's Complicated". Didn't really want to see it, but I do my duty for The Movielicious podcast! Impressions on Thursday. #
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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2010-01-18
- @NikolHasler But… You said you like to pretend you're being interviewed by This American Life in the shower! You're not making any sense. in reply to NikolHasler #
- [FR] RT @matthieublanco: Les podcasts à la une de Over-Blog http://www.over-blog.com/ ! Faites tourner
! # - Star Wars "made in France"… If that doesn't go viral, I don't know what will. They're so graceful! http://bit.ly/5eomxw #
- Sam Raimi isn't doing Spiderman 4 after all! No idea if he'll get to the WoW movie faster though… Here's to hoping! http://bit.ly/6hm5MT #
- [FR] RT @matthieublanco: Récapitulatif des 12 tablets du CES http://tinyurl.com/ya7wj8p il ne manque plus qu'Apple !!
(via @tabletblog) # - [FR] AppLoad 5 dispo! Tout sur les Google phones, le CES, et plus! Avec @cedricbonnet & @Jeromekeinborg. http://bit.ly/5Z1LAV #
- Tech story of the week, and not as clear cut as it seems: Google won't censor its Chinese site anymore. http://bit.ly/6FLsoR #
- [FR] Le site NoWatch.tv nouveau est arrivé! Bravo les gars, il est super bien foutu. A voir de suite: http://www.nowatch.tv/ #
- @extralife I have indeed been reverse hydrocuting on a regular basis, and the points of data are forming a beautiful line! in reply to extralife #
- Movielicious Best (and worst) of '09 starts in 30 min! http://bit.ly/8wGTmg – Join the fun here: http://bit.ly/19iqoe #
- @kathunter @kichelle Well ladies, I could set up a private feed… Watch me stare at a screen, eat toast, pick my nose… Fascinating stuff! in reply to kathunter #
- Ok, last tweet before bed, cause this is *completely* freaking me out: 1st person Tetris http://bit.ly/79wSY5 (via @Mashable) #
- [FR] @nk_m si démago et électoraliste sur Loppsi c'est si décevant! Une trahison. #nkmFAIL http://bit.ly/8vHZtR (via Korben) #
- [FR] RT @Warcraft_FR: L’Armurerie a été mise à jour avec une visionneuse 3D et un fil d'info. http://bit.ly/5odWPs <J'adore!> #
- My friend @m_nash's first article on Twitter sums up most of the things I've learned over the last 2 yrs… Good read. http://bit.ly/7rXNTv #
- Watching @extralife bouncing to Tupac… My eyes are hurting. http://bit.ly/7Rgtar #
- [WoW] Excellent #BlizzChat last night, had a ton of Cataclysm / 3.3 info and insight. http://bit.ly/51l0mJ (/via @Warcraft) #
- Ok, so maybe the French don't *always* have great taste (chair in the Parisian grand hotel "Meurice"). http://flic.kr/p/7wf5du #
- RT @hotmilkgt: Looking forward to seeing @notpatrick on TWiT! < Thanks bud, so am I!
> # - On TWiT now! http://live.twit.tv #
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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2010-01-11
- [FR] @Papifly m'assure que je suis trouvable sur Akinator! Ca serait génial mais je ne me trouve pas! Je me connais pas assez bien.
in reply to Papifly # - [FR] RT @matthieublanco: Nouvelle vidéo sur mon blog : On se retrouve sur #TF1 ? http://bit.ly/6OFWES < Excellent! A voir > #
- [FR] Les apps iPhone Twitter ne fonctionnent pas depuis ce matin (chez Bouygues). Ca fait des time outs, impossible de mettre à jour. Bleh! #
- Le rendez-vous Tech dans ~10 minutes avec @matthieublanco et @Korben c'est par ici! http://bit.ly/19iqoe #
- [FR] Hadopi: A ce niveau, ça en devient comique… La CNIL retarde encore l'adoption de la loi: http://bit.ly/50a873 #
- This made me chuckle: Avatar = slightly amended Pocahontas – http://bit.ly/92a3FX (via @matthieublanco @gonzague @macsym) #
- The power of 4chan might make tomorrow a very special day for YouTube… http://bit.ly/67apBC #
- [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech 25 avec @matthieublanco & @Korben est dispo! Apple tablet, Google phone & more: http://bit.ly/87nKke #
- Prediciton: If you weren't excited "Kick-Ass" before, you will be after watching: http://bit.ly/7HI8re & http://bit.ly/7HI8re #
- The "unlike what we have seen so far" interface for the Apple tablet could be some kind of 3D thing? http://bit.ly/747XOO #
- Wow! There are ads for Google Chrome all over the Parisian subway! http://flic.kr/p/7tJqDN #
- RT @NoWatchTV: Le 1er podcast ZeLab NoWatchTV est la ! Tonight on Mars, l'actu DVD/BR dispo sur iTunes pour l'instant : http://bit.ly/5LylAf #
- [FR] Si vous n'avez pas essayé Dropbox (que j'ai recommandé sur LRDV et AppLoad), passez donc par là!
http://bit.ly/5V7u2y # - [FR] RT @NoWatchTV: #Zapcast petite carte de voeux video en attendant Zapcast#8 http://bit.ly/4ndT7u < Je décline toute responsabilité!
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